[Faith-talk] FW: [URCTCPrayerGroup2] Re: URCTC Prayer Group 2 Devotional: Overcoming Agitation by Dr. Creflo Dollar

[Eric Calhoun]

Original Message: 
From: Donna Kiser <kiserdonna5 at gmail.com>
To: BeeJay <beejayokla at cox.net>, URCTCPrayerGroup2 at yahoogroups.com
Subject: [URCTCPrayerGroup2] Re: URCTC Prayer Group 2 Devotional:
Overcoming Agitation by Dr. Creflo Dollar
Date: 
Tue, 8 Feb 2011 15:13:16 -0500

*This was a wonderful devotional. Thank-you for sharing. *
*
*
*Hugs,*
*Donna K
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On Tue, Feb 8, 2011 at 2:28 AM, BeeJay <beejayokla at cox.net> wrote:

>  *Overcoming Agitation*
>
> *by Dr. Creflo Dollar*
>
> Have you ever been so agitated by someone or something that you
completely
> lost your peace, and your cool? I have. In fact, recently, I came to a
> monumental personal revelation-I have been giving in to agitation all my
> life, and I needed to make some changes. I realized that becoming
agitated
> and angry because of people, situations, and circumstances was a
pattern of
> behavior that was robbing me of my joy and peace. Then, the Lord began
to
> show me some things about agitation that absolutely transformed my
thinking.
> I began to see that agitation is really a manifestation of fear that is
> designed to steal our peace. As challenging as it may seem, we must make
a
> quality decision to not become agitated. An important thing to know
about
> agitation is that it is fear-based. In fact, whenever agitation is
present,
> it is an indication that fear is there. And fear is produced by
unbelief. In
> other words, when we don't believe what God's Word has to say about a
> particular issue, we will become afraid. Why does the enemy attack us
with
> agitation? He does this in an attempt to steal our peace, which happens
to
> be one of our most valuable spiritual assets. Fortunately, when we grab
on
> to the Word of God during times of agitation, it will settle our hearts
and
> calm our souls. In John 14:27 Jesus said, "Peace I leave with you, my
peace
> I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your
> heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid." The same peace the carried
> Jesus through His agony in the Garden of Gethsemane, the scourging with
the
> cat-o'-nine tails, the crucifixion, and his trip to the pit of Hell and
back
> is the peace He has left to us! Our job is to meditate on the Word of
God
> and the peace of God during times of agitation. We must decide
beforehand
> that we will not be agitated. I had to make a choice where the issue
was
> concerned, and it wasn't long afterwards that situations began
happening
> that had an extremely high agitation factor! However, I now simply
refuse to
> become agitated anymore; I am holding on to my peace at all costs.
Second
> Peter 3:14 says, "Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such
things,
> be diligent that ye may be found of him in peace, without spot, and
> blameless." When Jesus comes back, there are three things the Word
mentions
> that He will be looking for-purity, blamelessness, and peacefulness.
> Maintaining our peace is as important as being morally sound, according
to
> this scripture. Therefore, we would do well to make sure we are
receiving
> and maintaining Jesus peace at all times. The most challenging thing to
do
> in the midst of extreme agitation is maintain our peace; however, we
must
> grab hold of the Word of God when we are agitated and disturbed.
Philippians
> 4:6 gives specific instructions for avoiding agitation. It says, "Be
careful
> for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with
thanksgiving
> let your requests be made known unto God." God isn't saying to be full
of
> cares over some things and not others. He says we should refuse to take
care
> concerning anything. This means refusing to accept agitation when it
tries
> to attack our minds and emotions. We must also pray and give thanks in
the
> midst of every situation or agitating encounter. When we do this, we
return
> to the peace of God and remain in a position of power. The choice is
yours!
>



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